Khamenei was the one who approved of Iran's internet
censorship scheme in the first place.

"The filtering of a [religious] order is so ugly for the
executive [branch] that it can bring into question the whole
philosophy of filtering," conservative website Tabnak.ir wrote.

Khamenei, who has the final say in all state matters in the
Islamic republic, issued the ruling after being asked about the
religious law on journalists visiting inaccessible websites by
Mehr news
agency.

In his
response, Khameni wrote: "In general, the use of
antifiltering software is subject to the laws and regulations of
the Islamic republic, and it is not permissible to violate the
law."

Iran has one of the toughest online censorship policies in the
world. Many Iranians use proxies and antifiltering software to
access sites deemed immoral or against national interests.